[Severian]

The girlfriend and I finally got a chance to check this out.
Two days later,
all but 2 episodes devoured in mesmerized late night viewing sessions.
Beginning to question solidity and reality of own existence; symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia beginning to appear in both of us.

God damn this is a brilliant mother fucking show.

 

[ilduclo]

Originally Posted by LifeDistortion

Watched the first season of Black Mirror, it's been some time since I've watched a sci-fi show that really grabbed me. There are a lot of comparisons to The Twilight Zone, or something William Gibson would write, pretty dark stuff.

thanks for the recco. I found 2 seasons worth on youtube. I liked the weekly wipe, so nice to see Mr Booker keeping busy

[Severian]

Originally Posted by Severian

The girlfriend and I finally got a chance to check this out.
Two days later,
all but 2 episodes devoured in mesmerized late night viewing sessions.
Beginning to question solidity and reality of own existence; symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia beginning to appear in both of us.

God damn this is a brilliant mother fucking show.

 

Ok, finished the first season.

I won't lie; there were some tears. I can't imagine what will transpire in the second series, and I don't even really want to think about it. I need to let this one simmer in my subconscious for a while...

I could tell based on the first advertisements for this show that it would get to me. You know, I'm always drawn to films, literature and television shows that address the relationship between “good” and “evil” within the context of the individual. Anything else, any hero story that infuses the protagonist in light, while portraying the antagonist as the embodiment of evil is nothing more than fantasy. (Not that there's anything wrong with fantasy, mind you. It has its place, and I adore it as a vehicle for more simplistic story telling.)

This show paint no pretty pictures... Of anything. The fact that the hero is a bitter, broken, manipulative nihilist with no mercy, and a conscience that has accepted violence and sin as a means to an end.... And the fact that he's the sane one.. Well, it makes for a powerful narrative.

I'm always late to the party because I haven't owned a working TV in years. But over the past decade I've basically only found 3 U.S. shows that have really grabbed me. Lost, Breaking Bad & True Detective.

... What's this Black Mirror y'all are talking about?

[ilduclo]

I got the Black Mirror here, 2 seasons,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhHLlpoN8tI

and a descripto is here

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/?ref_=nv_sr_1

so, I've watched 3 out of the 6 Black Mirrors......not real good, IMO. I think that Charlie Booker's reach exceeds his grasp here. He's a good comedy writer. Futuristic dystopias? Nope....

[h8kurdt]

Originally Posted by Severian

Ok, finished the first season.

I won't lie; there were some tears. I can't imagine what will transpire in the second series, and I don't even really want to think about it. I need to let this one simmer in my subconscious for a while...

I could tell based on the first advertisements for this show that it would get to me. You know, I'm always drawn to films, literature and television shows that address the relationship between “good” and “evil” within the context of the individual. Anything else, any hero story that infuses the protagonist in light, while portraying the antagonist as the embodiment of evil is nothing more than fantasy. (Not that there's anything wrong with fantasy, mind you. It has its place, and I adore it as a vehicle for more simplistic story telling.)

This show paint no pretty pictures... Of anything. The fact that the hero is a bitter, broken, manipulative nihilist with no mercy, and a conscience that has accepted violence and sin as a means to an end.... And the fact that he's the sane one.. Well, it makes for a powerful narrative.

I'm always late to the party because I haven't owned a working TV in years. But over the past decade I've basically only found 3 U.S. shows that have really grabbed me. Lost, Breaking Bad & True Detective.

... What's this Black Mirror y'all are talking about?

It wasn't that good. If anything the last episode was a massive let down.

[LifeDistortion]

Both seasons of Black Mirror are available on U.S. Netflix.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by h8kurdt

It wasn't that good. If anything the last episode was a massive let down.

Well, I kind of agree on that. No character background on that “Yellow King” who was such a terrifying prospect. In my imagination, things were developing into something much different than a Silence of the Lambs-style stand off.

... But I do tend toward histrionics and hyperbole.

The first 7 episodes were brilliant though. And really it's more McConaughey's performance than anything else that I find so impressive.

[!@#$%!]

venture bros. season 5

[guest]

 

and gilmore girls, for some reason. literally no clue why actually. masochism perhaps.

my life is without meaning due to the impending end of the amazing race, no survivor or anything for SIX FUCKING MONTHS. can't wait for my kitchen rules. welcome 2 my life.

[evollove]

Took a break from indie flicks to watch a few SOPRANOS. Every superlative has already been used for the show, and deservedly so. To call it the greatest televised drama is like saying WIZARD OF OZ is entertaining or that Beethoven wrote some good tunes.

And it struck me that playing Tony probably took a few years off the too-short life of Gandolfini. The brutal shooting schedule, all the emotional requirements, especially the dark, dark places he had to access...it took its toll on the man, I think.

[ilduclo]

Originally Posted by LifeDistortion

Both seasons of Black Mirror are available on U.S. Netflix.

and youtube, but the series isn't very good.

[ilduclo]

Originally Posted by evollove

Took a break from indie flicks to watch a few SOPRANOS. Every superlative has already been used for the show, and deservedly so. To call it the greatest televised drama is like saying WIZARD OF OZ is entertaining or that Beethoven wrote some good tunes.

And it struck me that playing Tony probably took a few years off the too-short life of Gandolfini. The brutal shooting schedule, all the emotional requirements, especially the dark, dark places he had to access...it took its toll on the man, I think.

plus having to eat all those sausage stuffed shells dripping with cheese and those cannoli

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by ilduclo

plus having to eat all those sausage stuffed shells dripping with cheese and those cannoli

ha ha, damn, yeah, he was "forced"!

the guy died on a trip to italy, after a massive pigout-- just like tim russert.

of course italians have always known that kind of eating can kill you, and even made a movie about it (french co-production)

 

fun movie btw. not "great" as a work of art, but memorable and illuminating nevertheless.

[Rob Instigator]

can't choke on fruit when eating thick Italian pussy

rookie mistake

[Nefeli]

utopia

[!@#$%!]

lately i've binged on 2 good shows

1) "marco polo." a netflix thing. lots of bullshit, but lots of fun-- war, martial arts, many naked ladies (and a fat man), politics and plotting. a kind of updated "shogun" (westerner arrives to the east etc). highly entertaining if you embrace the schlock/porn aspect of it all.

2) "boss." oh damn oh damn oh damn. such a shame this show was cancelled after 2 seasons. before seeing this i used to hate kelsey grammer's screen persona. now no more. yes it will leave you hanging but so what? it will make "house of cards" look like a kindergarten playground.

[evollove]

^ Hilarious. After HOUSE I thirsted for more political drama and came across this. What a great character. Too bad about the show. I'm guessing ratings slipped, they "re-tooled" and fucked it all up. Very good first season, though.

[Rob Instigator]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

lately i've binged on 2 good shows

1) "marco polo." a netflix thing. lots of bullshit, but lots of fun-- war, martial arts, many naked ladies (and a fat man), politics and plotting. a kind of updated "shogun" (westerner arrives to the east etc). highly entertaining if you embrace the schlock/porn aspect of it all.

2) "boss." oh damn oh damn oh damn. such a shame this show was cancelled after 2 seasons. before seeing this i used to hate kelsey grammer's screen persona. now no more. yes it will leave you hanging but so what? it will make "house of cards" look like a kindergarten playground.

How come nthe image for MARCO POLO on Netflix looks like Peter Dinklage?

[Nefeli]

'happy valley' was great and for all the right reasons.

[evollove]

Trying to find a good political drama, I started MADAM SECRETARY with Tea Leoni. It was good but I swear I can't watch network TV anymore. Things just don't look right. It's not the absence of tits and fucks. Something else. Some gross gloss they put over everything.